Abstract
Understand the structuring and operation of the Nursing Service on the hospital ship HOPE and the relations between Nursing from North America and from Rio Grande do Norte. Qualitative, sociohistorical research, developed by consulting documentary and oral sources. The analysis revealed the categories: The HOPE Project: impressions of its nurses and Nursing on the hospital ship SS HOPE: Brazilian impressions. These categories revealed a Nursing Service similar to that of a general hospital, ordered by scales and which functioned uninterruptedly in the three shifts. The Nursing Service consisted exclusively of nurses; followed a hierarchical system; with accumulation of administrative and care functions; strict, precise and technical execution of the work. The language and cultural barriers do not seem to have compromised the Exchange and the work system in counterparts.
Highlights
The HOPE Project is a foreign policy initiative of the US government - in times of Cold War, characterized by the political, economic and social polarization between the powers in the fight for world hegemony - that used the hospital ship SS HOPE, extremely popular as the Hope Ship, to bring humanitarian aid, promote health actions and carry out professional exchanges in developing countries
When in Natal, state capital of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), it introduced the work system between counterparts to favor the professional-technical exchange between professionals from North America and Rio Grande do Norte
Nursing care was provided by North Americans and Brazilians [...] the routine was similar to any hospital: scales, assignments, shift transfer, medical prescriptions, medication schedules, care, etc. (LEITE)
Summary
The HOPE Project is a foreign policy initiative of the US government - in times of Cold War, characterized by the political, economic and social polarization between the powers in the fight for world hegemony - that used the hospital ship SS HOPE, extremely popular as the Hope Ship, to bring humanitarian aid, promote health actions and carry out professional exchanges in developing countries. This philanthropic initiative was taken and chaired by Dr William B. The activities developed by Nursing could only be carried out, whether on the hospital ship or in public health institutions in RN, with the participation of professionals of both nationalities[5,6]
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